Child seat fitted, preventing full inspection on the Kia Sportage
Child seat fitted, preventing full inspection on the Kia Sportage is recorded on 39,644 tests — 4.3% of all its MOT tests, against 2.1% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.1% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 374 models compared | 22 of 374, highest first |
| The model's own record | 925,209 tests · every year of the Sportage → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Kia Sportage tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2005, 1.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 3.7%. The share has risen 2.1 points over that time. Worst year 2017 at 4.9%; best 2005 at 1.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 71 | 4,598 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 78 | 4,352 | 1.8% |
| 2007 | 92 | 5,098 | 1.8% |
| 2008 | 113 | 5,594 | 2.0% |
| 2009 | 172 | 8,881 | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 414 | 15,860 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,122 | 29,571 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 1,820 | 49,541 | 3.7% |
| 2013 | 2,806 | 69,376 | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 3,073 | 69,330 | 4.4% |
| 2015 | 3,272 | 75,111 | 4.4% |
| 2016 | 5,859 | 129,258 | 4.5% |
| 2017 | 6,078 | 125,070 | 4.9% |
| 2018 | 5,453 | 112,467 | 4.8% |
| 2019 | 4,809 | 105,174 | 4.6% |
| 2020 | 2,024 | 52,220 | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,871 | 48,922 | 3.8% |
| 2022 | 509 | 13,854 | 3.7% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £20–£80 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Child seat fitted, preventing full inspection: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Kia Sportage MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Kia model →